Academic Excellence
Students begin with a liberal arts and sciences foundation in the core curriculum, and focus on a major in one of five academic schools: Arts & Humanities, Behavioral & Natural Sciences, Business, Education, and Health Sciences.
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Academic Resources
At the Mount, we offer a number of programs and resources that enhance your opportunities for learning and growth.
- Honors Program - Challenges you to see connections across disciplines and to gain a perspective of the world around you.
- TOP - Provides full-time undergraduate students with a structured and comprehensive opportunity to gain superior skills in career planning, professionalism and ethical leadership.
- Academic Advising Resource Center - Provides early intervention, so students can have the greatest chance of success.
- Academic Exploration Program - Helps to support and guide students as they choose a major.
- Learning Center - Offers peer tutoring, diagnostic and placement testing, individualized assistance, a Math Center, and a Writing Center.
What We're About
At the heart of the Mount’s mission is an emphasis on leadership through service and a commitment to values, integrity and social responsibility.
Our campus, located atop one of the many beautiful hills of Cincinnati, Ohio, offers a community dedicated to your learning and growth. At the edge of our campus you’ll find our neighbors, and our founders, The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati.
Since 1920, their values have infused everything we do. We could not be more proud or humbled by their gentle, shrewd guidance.
2020 Freshman Class Profile
Class attributes | The numbers |
Grade Point Average (mean) | 3.53 |
Average ACT Score | 22.35 |
Average SAT Score | 1052 |
NCAA Division III athlete | 60% |
Percentage of men | 53% |
Percentage of women | 47% |
Student to faculty ratio | 10:1 |
Average scholarship/grant package | $23,052 |
University Snapshot
Undergraduate students | 1,473 |
Graduate students | 405 |
Doctorate students | 153 |
Student to faculty ratio | 10:1 |
Commuters | 87.2% |
FACTOID: 21/112 students come from 112 high schools across 21 states
Six-year graduation rate | 55% |
Retention rate | 73.60% |
Career outcomes rate | 98.5% |
Minimum annual scholarship | $11,000 |
Annual transfer scholarship | $9,000 |
Highest annual scholarship | $21,000 |
Career Outcomes
91% of baccalaureate degree recipients surveyed are working or attending graduate school, and 93.4% of graduates with master's degrees are employed.
By School:
Schools | Baccalaureate recipients working or attending graduate school |
School of Arts & Humanities | 97.2% |
School of Behavioral and Natural Sciences | 100% |
School of Business | 98% |
School of Education | 100% |
School of Health Sciences | 98% |
*Source: 2017 Institutional Research Fast Facts
Money Matters
The undergraduate average for scholarship and grant awards across the 2015-2016 academic year was $14,872. These awards helped students pay for a total tuition of $26,500.
Earn & Learn
Each and every one of our 35+ majors offer cooperative education. Students are co-oping at more than 100 hospitals, businesses and nonprofit organizations in Greater Cincinnati. For many, it pays off: 36.4 percent of students who co-oped were hired by their co-op employers following graduation.
Sports of all Sorts
The NCAA Division III Mount Lions are part of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Our student-athletes are among the Mount’s most active leaders on campus, working side-by-side with coaches, faculty and advisors to successfully balance classroom responsibilities and team commitments.
Men’s Sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Women’s Sports
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
Aside from offering the excitement of NCAA athletics at the Mount, our university also offers intramural sports for students. These activities help to build teamwork and a greater sense of community at the Mount. Intramurals include Basketball, Dodgeball, Football, Soccer, Volleyball, and Whiffle Ball.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Our location in the major urban center of Cincinnati, Ohio means that the arts, employment, sports, and entertainment are all within a 15-minute drive. Discover Music Hall, Newport on the Levee, the Cincinnati Reds and Bengals, Fountain Square, and more.
Visit Us
We welcome you to visit the University, and to explore the many opportunities that await you. There are a variety of tour and presentation options available for both students and parents. Tours are offered daily (Monday-Friday) at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.